I searched high and low for affordable, attractive patio side tables before ordering 3 of these. They really fill the niche between cheap, flimsy tables and heavy-duty, pricey ones. These look every bit as good in person as in the pictures. The wood doesn't have any defects and is well finished. The base is much heavier gauge metal than the tables at the big box home stores, and the welds are very neat. It was extremely easy to assemble and all of the hardware as well a tool were included. You don't really need the instructions, but they are well written in English that doesn't sound like it was an AI translation from another language. The tables were well packaged in individual boxes, but all 3 of the boxes had been punctured by the ends of the metal tabs on the table tops. Some paint was scuffed off the ends of the tabs, but they weren't bent and are totally concealed when the table is assembled. I might take half a star off for this, but I love them otherwise so I didn't take off an entire star.